Spate of cow vigilantism in November 2024: Brutal assaults and …
2024年11月27日 · Cow vigilantism, a growing menace in India, has serious repercussions for communal harmony, rule of law, and fundamental rights. Cow vigilante groups, often emboldened by political support and societal acceptance, justify their actions under the guise of protecting cows, an animal considered sacred by many Hindus.
Escalating anti-Dalit violence in India: A disturbing surge of ...
2024年9月5日 · India has long struggled with deep-rooted caste-based discrimination that permeates into various aspects of society. Despite constitutional safeguards and legal protections, Dalits in India continue to face systemic violence, discrimination, and social exclusion.
Strengthening democratic principles through election petitions
2024年11月26日 · Judge P.K. Goswami aptly stated that “The right to challenge an election is conferred under the Act which is made in conformity with the provisions of Article 329(b) of the Constitution. It is well settled that it is a special right conferred under a self-contained special law, and the court will have to seek answers to the questions raised within the four corners of the Act.
Democracy in question: Allegations of bias, EVM manipulation, …
2024年11月25日 · The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections have ignited a firestorm of controversy, with allegations of electoral manipulation, procedural bias, and discrepancies in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tallies dominating political discourse.
“Hungry Cannot Wait”: SC sets final deadline for Ration Cards to ...
2024年10月11日 · However, the Supreme Court’s suo moto proceedings, initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide rations to migrant workers, have now been expanded to cover migrant and unorganized labourers registered on the Government of India’s e-Shram portal who lack ration cards.
Special SC bench to hear challenge to 1991 Places of Worship in ...
2024年12月7日 · After years of delay, notice was issued in these petitions in 2021, the Supreme Court will finally begin hearings on the challenges to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 on December 12 After years of delay, the Supreme Court has set up a special bench to hear petitions challenging ...
FIR against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair based on …
2024年10月8日 · An FIR has been filed by the Ghaziabad Police in Uttar Pradesh against Mohammed Zubair, co-founder and editor of Alt News, following tweets he posted about far-right Hindu priest and hate offender Yati Narsinghanand.
Chokhamela’s Bhakti: the past transforms into a radical present
2023年6月12日 · The Warkari (Varkari) tradition goes back centuries in Maharashtra; within it lies a deeply inclusive tradition and spirituality, a questioning evening that has seen the emergence of women and men poet-philosophers, all of whom spoke of transforming society, wrote and spoke in the language of the people, Marathi, and drew practioners of the Bhakri-Sufi faiths.
925 Complaints of Booth capturing in Elections 2024
2024年8月5日 · Union Law Minister states in Rajya Sabha, 1 Complaint in Arunachal Pradesh, 110 in Bihar, 2 in Odisha and West Bengal reported highest 875 complaints during the Lok Sabha Election 2024
Supreme Court pulls up Andhra CM for making unsubstantiated …
On September 30, the Supreme Court of India reprimanded Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for making public allegations about the use of adulterated ghee in the preparation of laddus offered as prasadam at the Tirumala Tirupati Temple.